Penetration Testing Rate Tiers
Below are my minimum hourly rates based on project duration.
Longer engagements benefit from reduced rates due to lower overhead and improved efficiency,
while short or urgent assessments require a premium.
Urgent, high-priority engagements
- Immediate availability and rapid context switching
- Focused testing on agreed high-risk areas
- Same-day or next-day findings summary
- Best for validation, emergency checks, or time-boxed reviews
Short, intensive assessments
- Rapid scoping and execution
- Manual testing with limited automation
- Concise findings report with remediation guidance
- Ideal for feature launches or quick risk assessments
Compact but thorough engagements
- Deeper attack surface coverage
- Manual exploitation and validation
- Structured report with severity ratings
- Optional retesting window
Standard penetration test
- Full scoping and threat modeling
- In-depth manual testing and chained exploits
- Professional report suitable for internal stakeholders
- Optional retesting window
Extended assessment
- Broad coverage across applications, APIs, or infrastructure
- Time for complex attack paths and edge cases
- Detailed reporting
- Optional retesting window
Long-term or retainer-style work
- Ongoing testing and advisory support
- Continuous knowledge of the environment
- Lower overhead and predictable scheduling
- Best value for sustained security improvement
Important Notes
- Rates shown are absolute minimums and may increase based on scope, urgency, or complexity
- Compliance-driven testing, heavy documentation, or specialized domains may require adjusted pricing
- Fixed-price or day-rate options are available upon request